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Dutch; Flemish, French, and German.

MESSINES

Flanders · BELGIUM (BE) · 50.77°N / 2.90°E

VLG

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,791,284

Messines is a city in Belgium with a population of 975. It sits at 50.77/2.90, runs on Europe/Brussels, is 2 km from Wijtschate.

Population 975

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Brussels

All facts

fields

Country: Belgium
Subdivision: Flanders
Coords: 50.77°N / 2.90°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NW Wijtschate Flanders 1,978 2.5 km

S Saint-Yvon Wallonia 0 2.6 km

SE Warneton Wallonia 3,039 3.8 km

E Bas-Warneton Wallonia 1,461 4.5 km

S Ploegsteert Wallonia 4,352 4.5 km

NE Hollebeke Flanders 657 5.2 km

SE Deûlémont Hauts-de-France 1,494 5.2 km

NE Houthem Wallonia 1,256 5.2 km

SW Nieuwkerke Flanders 1,474 5.3 km

W Kemmel Flanders 1,157 5.3 km

Air access

nearby

KJK

Flanders International Airport Kortrijk-Wevelgem

Medium airport

22.8 km

HZB

Merville-Calonne Airport

Medium airport

24.4 km

LIL

Lille Airport

Large airport

26.5 km

LFAK

Dunkerque-Les Moëres Airfield

Small airport

39.1 km

EBAM

Amougies Airfield

Small airport

41.5 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Messines?: 975 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Messines in?: Europe/Brussels.
Which country is Messines in?: Belgium (BE).
Which airport serves Messines?: Flanders International Airport Kortrijk-Wevelgem (KJK).
How far is Messines from Brussels?: About 102 km.
Does Messines have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Belgium?: Dutch; Flemish, French, and German.
What currency is used in Belgium?: Euro.
How many cities are in Belgium?: 2,256 on record.
Which admin region is Messines in?: Flanders.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2791284

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2791284,
    "name": "Messines",
    "ascii_name": "Messines",
    "country_code": "BE",
    "population": 975,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Brussels",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 50.76581,
    "longitude": 2.89764
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.0x smaller than Wijtschate.
2 km from Wijtschate.
Same timezone (Europe/Brussels) as 2,255 other cities in Belgium.